Scene Dissection is a recurring feature on here where a movie scene is analyzed to see why it works so well. I decided to go in the other direction and analyze a movie scene to see why it does’t work. … Continue reading Scene Vivisection: In Praise of Love, Jean-Luc Godard Probably Hasn’t Seen The Matrix
One of the biggest movie stars of the 1920s was Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd. He was born in France and was rescued by Lee Duncan, an American soldier who saw him in the middle of a WWI battlefield. … Continue reading The First Best Actor Oscar Almost Went to a Dog (Allegedly)
It’s time for the Avocado least favorite tradition, the one where I look at the Razzie nominating ballot and opine how awful it is. However, things are a little different this year: this year’s ballot is so abysmal and slipshod, … Continue reading Scott looks at the Razzie Ballot: Verotika was robbed!!!
Here it is, the results for the fifth Avocado Sight & Sound poll. I normally include pictures of the winning films but because WordPress is a nightmare to work with now, I’ll just post the titles. You’ll have to look … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year V results
It’s that time of the year again, where I harangue everyone until they throw together a top 10 movies list. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) That being said, if you want … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year V
Here it is, the books that the Avocado loves the most: 1 The Lord of the Rings 13 mentions 2 Slaughterhouse-Five 10 mentions 3 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 9 mentions 4 Cat’s Cradle 8 mentions 4 Catch-22 8 mentions … Continue reading Avocado Write & Word Results
We all had a lot of fun making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues a few months ago and I felt like doing it again. Here’s a sample question: 1. Has a long title. … Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues
I still haven’t gotten tired of making people make top 10 lists, so here we are. We’re doing books now. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your list can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) Twin Peaks: The Return isn’t a … Continue reading Avocado Write & Word
1.) The Simpsons 57 mentions 2.) The Wire 54 mentions 3.) Breaking Bad 41 mentions 4.) Mad Men 38 mentions 5.) Seinfeld 32 mentions 5.) Twin Peaks 32 mentions 7.) Community 31 mentions 8.) 30 Rock 26 mentions 9.) Arrested … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: TV Edition results
It’s time for the latest iteration of the world-famous [citation needed] Avocado Sight & Sound! This time, we’re picking what we think the best TV shows of all time are. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your list can only contain 10 … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: TV Edition
The votes have been counted and it’s time to declare what we think the best movies ever are for this year. The most mentioned directors: 1 (tie). Joel & Ethan Coen with 34 mentions 1 (tie). Steven Spielberg with 34 … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: Quarantine Edition results
We all had a lot of fun making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues a few weeks ago and I felt like doing it again. Here’s a sample question: 1. Has a long title. … Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues
Ever since I wrapped up the best of the 2010s edition of the Avocado Sight & Sound, I’ve been pondering doing another Sight & Sound to determine what we think the best movies ever are. Since almost everyone here has … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: Quarantine Edition
I had a lot of fun last night last night making people guess what movie I was thinking of based on several clues. It was recommended that I make it its own thread. Here’s one of my sets of clues … Continue reading Guess a movie based on clues
Here it is, the results for this year’s Avocado Sight & Sound and it was pretty lopsided this year. Every movie voted for this year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qL_Dg40VwckS5rENAv-YKdteIjZBp2MoNKXctjNLEA/edit?usp=sharing Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year IV Results
It’s time for my annual poll to determine what we think the best movies ever are. This year, I’m doing something different: since it’s a new decade, I thought it would be neat to do a best of the decade … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year IV: Best of the 2010s edition
Last year, I went through the Razzie nominating ballot to show you all how it manages to be even worse than the actual nominees and this year didn’t disappoint. As always, all typos are left intact. WORST SCREEN COMBO Any … Continue reading The Razzie nominating ballot is awful again (shock of shocks)
Forgot I had this tonight (thought I was scheduled for Friday). Uh, go watch Uncut Gems. Continue reading Scott OT #207: The Night Thread is Late (1/8)
It’s the end of the month, so here’s the best movies I watched for the first time in December. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great new year. Continue reading Scott OT #206: The Last Night Thread of the Year (12/31)
Today marks the release of Clint Eastwood’s latest mediocrity movie, Richard Jewell. It tells the story of Richard Jewell and how he was falsely accused of bombing the 1996 Olympics. There’s been a bunch of criticism of the film for … Continue reading Scott OT #205: The Night Thread of Richard Jewell’s SNL Appearance (12/13)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in November. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #204: The Last Night Thread of the Month (11/30)
